Brussels, 29/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - Germany, Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic (and maybe Hungary) are expected to receive a loan of € 1 billion from the European Investment Bank (EIB) quite rapidly to deal with the damage caused by the recent floods. The EIB Management Committee will meet on 19 September officially to approve the decision. The € 1 billion loan, for which funds could be released by the end of September (with Germany expected to get the lion's share), should cover...